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::: Nordstjernen :::

But why will LOFOTEN be sold? Is it due to the fact that she's not fit to take on board passengers with certain handicaps who can't come on board without specially designed gangways, on board elevators and as we call it in Norwegian, that she's not 'universelt utformet'??
I know there are rules and regs that means of transportation open to the public, must be 'universelt utformet' and that the handicap organizations and humans who sadly have a handicap that limit their movement, look upon it all as rather discriminating for them.
BUT; the fact that if people with handicaps can't use LOFOTEN, then nobody else should use her either? Is that not discriminating to all who does not have a handicap?
Why does the sailings with LOFOTEN have to stop completely, just because one can't use a wheel chair on board?
This is not the correct thread for a discussion of LOFOTEN, but I'm getting a bit provoked.

A kindly gesture for another old ship - but what will happen to Lofoten next year when I understand she is to be sold off? She has had an incredibly strong following with the pax for years......I hope she does not end up rotting in an Asian port and scrapped.....tooo sad.

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Thank you so much for this trip report and your ever excellent and inspiring photography, Kim. It brought back so many memories for me too, both of the ship and the destination. And yes, thanks to Hurtigruten for sailing Nordstjernen again long after I thought I had witnessed the final goodbyes in 2012.

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Thank you so much for sharing this trip with me and with us. Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart.

What an amazing trip it must have been, and on board such a beautiful vessel. This must have been a trip for the most seasoned traveler and I'm confident that the memories of this trip will remain with you for the rest of your life.

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She is so good-looking and I'm so thankful you both documented - AND shared these images with me / us.

So thrilled that she is still in active use here in Norway, under Norwegian flag and ownership. She could have been so far away from us that we never got to take shots like this of the ship that we all love so much.

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